Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

We worked on it this week and it was a change and it was new for a lot of us.

But I think we've adapted really well to it tonight, especially in the first half.

I thought it worked really well for us.

I think Middlesbrough came out second half and made it a lot more difficult.

They went direct at the end, but all in all, it was a new system and we've got the three points with it and that's all that matters.

Yeah, I think we tried to, you know, especially at the end there when, you know, they sent a lot of long balls forward and we had to just defend.

It was a proper defensive performance at the end and, you know, there was times where, you know, we got opened up a little bit, sometimes second half, but I think we all recovered in as well as we could and when balls came into the box, you know, other than obviously the goal when...

when they got the first contact and the goal, I think the boys defended really well and that's what I said, the commitment was everything tonight and I just want to say one more thing, you know, obviously in recent weeks it's not gone well for us and to see our fans travel all the way up here, you know, on a Monday night, it means everything for us, for them to stay by us and it was only right that we could get them three points there, so, you know, we'd like to thank them.

Look, you know, it's a massive club, and that's one thing that, as players, it's a nonce to play for.

You've got so many fans behind you, but to see them come back after they've been so disappointed, as we have, to see them come all the way up here and support us through a tough time, that means everything, and we need to keep fighting for them.

Well said.

Well played.

Obviously at that point you do get some doubts and you know you've got to step it up again but we knew we had a lot of time still and I think before they scored that goal the game was very open and we looked like we could have scored some goals.

We opened up a few opportunities so I think we were confident that we just needed to keep going and luckily the big man came on here and he scored that goal and it gave us a little bit of breathing room again and then the boys closed the game out really well.

Yeah, I think second half more so I had a few good opportunities.

I think one of them I didn't realise I had a little bit more time to take the ball inside and then I snatched the shot a little bit.

But I'm happy I'm getting into more of those positions to score goals and I've got to keep getting myself in there and then just hopefully finish them off a bit better than I did today.